Elon Musk At E3 – Fallout Shelter, Netflix, & YouTube Coming To Tesla

Elon Musk appeared today at E3 (a video game conference) in a talk with Todd Howard and Geoff Keighley. While on the conversation was about games and science topics, like faster than light travel and dark matter, some of it was about Tesla. Elon also answered some very interesting general questions.

The conversation started off with video games and how, coincidentally, Elon's business ventures did as well. That was followed by the question of whether “there is anything in the gaming industry that helps push technology forward in areas of automotive?” To which Elon answered:

t for video games. Video games are very powerful tool for getting kids interested in programming. Creating very realistic graphics with very little computer resources is a very hard programming challenge. ”Thus, a lot of the best programs have at least some points worked for a gaming company.

Elon explained how some of the most advanced technology in reality, like SpaceX and Tesla tech, also inspire new possibilities in science fiction. "SpaceX inspires the plots of video games." People make science fiction come to Elon for inspiration for that purpose.

When it came to the topic of Tesla, Elon mentioned some interesting facts, like how Tesla is developing self-driving and photorealistic simulations. While it was completely clear, he was probably talking about Tesla's upcoming dojo simulation.

“At Tesla we have a whole sim team that tries to create a photorealistic world. We are trying to be photorealistic about the most boring things, like skid marks and concrete curbs, faded lines. ”Here are some interesting quotes of Elon Musk explaining the difficulties in creating a self-driving car:

“ The reason why self-driving is hard is all the corner cases, like where the road should be one way but not. ”

of cake. ”

“ Where can I be on this road that has no lines or has the lines painted wrong? ”

We also learned that Tesla's non-self-driving computer has some serious space limitations. As Elon said:

“Tesla's computer doesn't have a ton of memory. It was never intended as an entertainment center, and so it has been able to have a lot of games on there at once. ”Elon also reiterated some other interesting goals. He wants to: "Enable people to watch videos, Netflix whatever, YouTube, when the car is parked." Something that according to previous information will be available to the public in V1

0. Although, only previously mentioned Netflix. If you are able to watch YouTube is also coming to Tesla, then that is very exciting new information. All of this will not, however, be introduced in the form of an app. It will all be accessible via the new Chromium-based web browser that Tesla introduced some months ago.

At E3, they also showed two video games, one story based and The other is a racing game that makes use of the steering wheel as well as the brake pedal. The scroll wheel will be used for acceleration since accidentally moving the car forward by pressing the accelerator pedal is too risky. Also while it was shown in the video, it was mentioned that Fallout Shelter for Tesla is currently in the works.

Elon's also discussed the upcoming pickup truck. After reiterating that the pickup truck will have a cyberpunk science fiction style and will be unveiled later this summer, Elon gave another new description of the pickup truck: “It looks like a normal car but also looks like something that shouldn't be on the road. ”Elon meant by that, we will have to wait a bit longer, but it does make it even more exciting.

While we won't go into the details of some of the irrelevant questions, there are a few interesting ones that deal with the general life experiences of the years.

One question was about how Elon is handling all the FUD (manufactured fear, uncertainty, and doubt). insanity in the mainstream media. While Elon did not have a clear answer to that question, he did ask rhetorically, "Can we ratchet the difficulty level down one notch? Just off the nightmare level? ”

While not part of the Q&A, the context is that Elon has had a rough couple of years. He did say that, “The last couple of years I really played a lot of games… the last game I played was probably Fallout 4.” Poor Elon – I really do sympathize.

Another question was: "What was the biggest failure you have gone through?"

Elon answered: "I was up 3 rockets in the beginning, that was bad" and "Had the 4th rocket not launched, we wouldn't have SpaceX and we wouldn't have Tesla. ”

Best way to wrap it up with what I would definitely say were my favorite Elon quotes from E3:

" If reality was a video game, the graphics are great, the plot is terrible and the spawn time is very long. ”

So when you work on something, if you fall in love with it, that's a good sign. Don't worry about others. If you do, others will. ”

About the Author

Chanan Bos Chanan grew up in a multicultural, multi-lingual environment that often gives him a unique perspective on a variety of topics. He is always thought about big picture topics like AI, quantum physics, philosophy, universal basic income, climate change, sci-fi concepts like the singularity, misinformation, and the list goes on. Currently, he is studying creative media & technology but already has diplomas in environmental sciences as well as business & management. His goal is to discourage linear thinking, bias, and confirmation bias while encouraging out-of-the-box thinking and helping people understand exponential progress. Chanan is very worried about his future and the future of humanity. That's why he has a tremendous admiration for Elon Musk and his companies, because of their missions, philosophy, and intent to help humanity and its future. He sees Tesla as one of the few companies that can help us save ourselves from climate change.